Clinical simulation fosters reflective, experiential learning in a safe environment, allowing participants to learn from mistakes without patient risk. Debriefing, essential for reflection, is typically facilitator driven. The MAES© methodology (Self-Learning Methodology in Simulated Environments) shifts the focus to students, guiding them through six sequential phases: group identity creation, topic selection, objective setting, competency establishment, scenario design, simulation, and debriefing. MAES© introduces an expository phase in debriefing, where students present theoretical and practical content. The facilitator assumes a significant, yet secondary role, fostering increased student-led learning opportunities and, at times, enabling even trained real patients to co-facilitate the debriefing. To explore participants’ experiences and perceptions regarding the expository phase of debriefing within the MAES© methodology framework, with specific focus on the student-led debriefing component. A descriptive qualitative inductive approach with thematic content analysis was used. Open-ended questionnaires from 151 undergraduate final year and post-graduate nursing students, captured their experiences with the MAES© expository phase. Open-ended questionnaires allow participants to freely and anonymously express their perspectives and experiences. Responses were transcribed, independently coded, and analyzed using MaxQDA® v18. Data were coded and analyzed based on absolute and relative frequencies of emerging categories. The study adhered to the SRQR (Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research) guidelines. The analysis revealed several key themes in student evaluations. Satisfaction with the methodology emerged strongly, with over one-third of participants expressing no desired changes. The reflective nature of the approach was prominently valued, along with its effectiveness for concept clarification and fostering collaborative learning. Participants particularly noted developmental outcomes in communication competencies and technical skills, while appreciating the motivational learning environment and evidence-based focus. The suggested improvements focused on three main aspects: increased session dynamism, a greater use of visual and interactive elements, and reduced dependence on slide-based presentations. The study highlights the value of the expository phase in the MAES© methodology, emphasizing its effectiveness in clarifying concepts, fostering collaboration, and developing technical and communication skills. It also promotes student autonomy through active engagement. However, participants suggested improvements, such as greater dynamism, personalization, and varied presentation methods using videos, skill stations or patient’s-oriented debriefing. Overall, the expository phase proves to be a valuable pedagogical tool with potential for broader application in simulation-based learning and other debriefing models. Not applicable.

This article describes the impact that a Self-learning Methodology in Simulated Environments can have on Interprofessional Education within a Crisis Resource Management simulated scenario. We used a qualitative approach. It is divided into three phases: study and design, plan of action, and analysis and evaluation. During the first phase of the study, there emerged a poor use of Interprofessional Education in the nursing and medical degrees, and it became apparent that there was a need for an implementation. Due to the possibility for better training for both technical and non-technical skills within Crisis Resource Management, a simulation scenario within this setting has been established as a learning baseline objective. The technique used to develop the scenario in the second phase of the study was the Self-learning Methodology in Simulated Environments. Its structure, comprising six items, was previously demonstrated in the literature as appropriate for healthcare degree students. The main result of the third phase shows an overall acceptance of an Interprofessional Education within Self-learning Methodology in Simulated Environments during the practice of a Crisis Resource Management scenario. The integrated application of a Self-learning Methodology in Simulated Environments, Interprofessional Education, and Crisis Resource Management result in a synergistic combination that allows students to share knowledge, technical, and non-technical skills using an innovative learning method.

Background/Objectives: Effective teamwork is crucial for minimizing human error in healthcare settings. Medical teams, typically composed of physicians and nurses, supported by auxiliary professionals, achieve better outcomes when they possess strong collaborative competencies. High-quality teamwork is associated with fewer adverse events and complications and lower mortality rates. Based on this background, the objective of this study is to analyze the perception of non-technical skills and immediate learning outcomes in interprofessional simulation settings based on E-CRM items. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted involving participants from the official postgraduate Medicine and Nursing programs at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) during the 2024–2025 academic year. Four interprofessional E-CRM simulation sessions were planned, involving randomly assigned groups with proportional representation of medical and nursing students. Teams worked consistently throughout the training and participated in clinical scenarios observed via video transmission by their peers. Post-scenario debriefings followed INACSL guidelines and employed the PEARLS method. Results: Findings indicate that 48.3% of participants had no difficulty identifying the team leader, while 51.7% reported minor difficulty. Role assignment posed moderate-to-high difficulty for 24.1% of respondents. Communication, situation awareness, and early help-seeking were generally managed with ease, though mobilizing resources remained a challenge for 27.5% of participants. Conclusions: This study supports the value of interprofessional education in developing essential competencies for handling urgent, emergency, and high-complexity clinical situations. Strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration contributes to safer, more effective patient care.

Background: Training the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond quickly to cardiac arrest significantly increases patient survival rates. Recent advances in life support training focus on simulations. Interprofessional education, involving collaborative training between nursing and medical students, would enhance mutual understanding of roles and perspectives, resulting in comprehensive and real‐world learning experiences. Self‐learning methodology in simulated environments actively engages students by combining problem‐based learning with clinical simulation.Objectives: To analyze the perspective of a group of nursing and medical students in interprofessional training with self‐learning methodology in simulated environments, clinical simulation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as well as to describe the main strengths and weaknesses detected and worked on during cardiopulmonary resuscitation training with the self‐learning methodology in simulated environments.Method: This multicenter qualitative study, based on focus group analysis, delves into the views of nursing and medical students who underwent interprofessional clinical simulation training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Results: Benefits such as increased interest, motivation, and sense of responsibility are highlighted, along with improvements in teamwork, interprofessional education, and acquisition of both technical and nontechnical skills. Participants valued the structured debriefing sessions, which allowed them to learn from their mistakes. Suggestions for improvement revolved around the time constraints and responsibilities inherent in the methodology.Conclusions: Interprofessional cardiopulmonary resuscitation training using the self‐learning methodology in simulated environments offers an innovative and effective approach to improve traditional cardiopulmonary resuscitation training paradigms.